
This short guide covers how much you would expect to earn as a Community Health Nurse with a brief description of what the role entails.
Community Health Nurses, often referred to simply as Community Nurses, work within communities – providing care at GP surgeries, patient’s homes, schools and much more besides.
As a result, the nature of what Community Nurses do varies greatly from one job to the next.
But in comparison to a hospital-based Nurse, a key difference is that Community Health Nurses tend to offer care that is suited to a community setting.
Typically, this includes regular and ongoing treatments for elderly patients, disabled patients or those with diabetes, for example.
Community Health Nurses come from the same foundations as a General Nurse, and indeed perform many similar tasks to a General Nurse – albeit in a different setting.
But what are salaries like for Community Health Nurses? And what is the average salary for a Community Nurse?
This short guide answers these questions, and more.
What is the starting salary for a Community Health Nurse?
Technically, the starting salary for a Community Health Nurse is currently £27,055 a year.
Community Nurses are paid on the same NHS bandings as General Nurses – so start at band 5, the banding for all newly qualified Registered Nurses.
However, because Community Nurses normally need experience and further qualifications, their starting salaries are often higher than a newly qualified General Nurse.
What is the average pay for a Community Health Nurse?
The average salary for a Community Health Nurse is approximately £38,000 to £44,000 a year.
This range takes into account the latest data, and the typical experience levels and bandings of Community Nurses midway through their career.
There are some private sector roles for Community Nurses too, but pay varies more widely because it’s unregulated.
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